Bengals had faith in Jones, Newman when few teams did

5:42 PM,
Oct. 12, 2013

Defensive backs who've had trouble with other teams, like Adam Jones, are a key to the Bengals' defensive succes.

Written by

Joe Reedy

We spend a lot of our time in the week leading up to games discussing schemes, strategies and matchups. In most instances, though, football comes down to one simple premise - not letting down the people who took a chance on you.

Such is the case with Terence Newman and Adam "Pacman" Jones. With the secondary going through a run of injuries for the second straight year, Newman and Jones have been the unsung heroes on the defense so far.

Before coming to the Bengals, Jones and Newman played together for one season in Dallas in 2008, but both are having more success. ...